24 Apr 13, 07:00AM
(23 Apr 13, 09:52PM)Nightmare Wrote: I've never considered trying a map with major custom content because they just don't get played on pubs.
At best you'd get a few mapping enthusiasts downloading it, saying their thoughts, maybe intering on it once or twice, then it collects dust.
Why is it you're always so negative?
Custom maps never had big success because the whole process (if you knew how to in the first place) was a pain in the neck...
For a start you had to know such and such was available and where to download it from (only a very few newbies know about AKIMBO or Quadropolis).
Then you had to install it, how many message have we had like: meh I don't see models, how do you install that nice skymap, where do I put this and where do I put that?
This is for those who knew a little, for any other newcomer entering a custom map it all looked like a right mess, missing content image all over and they get blocked by invisible mapmodels clippings... "Say, what is this shite game? I'm out of here!"
All you gonna have to do now is connect (the feature is also available offline) to a server and fully enjoy playing any of the maps you want without having to bother about the search/find/download/install process... Isn't that marvellous?
Also note that Staff at AKIMBO are converting thousands of items from our archives, making them compatible for v1.2 and available for Auto-Download... Plenty of long forgotten maps will also resurface.
So, contradict me if wrong but all of this will for sure bring a lot more enthusiasm in playing AssaultCube.